Essentials of Reformed Doctrine Class

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 25 (“The Means of Grace")

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine is a systematic doctrine class aimed at older teenagers, but adapted in Ireland for adults who want to learn all the doctrines of Christianity.

Lesson 25 is "The Means of Grace."

The main subjects covered in this Lesson are:

Part 1: What is a "means" and what is "grace"? What, specifically, are the means of grace?

Part 2: The preaching of the Gospel as the chief means of grace; the sacraments as signs and seals.

The LRF runs an adult reformed doctrine class in which we work through the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine catechism booklet published by the PRCA.

Below you will find the lesson outlines based on Lesson 25.

Each lesson outline comes as a handy PDF formatted to be printed as a single double-sided page with narrow margins. Download the attachments below.

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 25 (“The Means of Grace") (2)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 25 (“The Means of Grace") (1)

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 24 (“The Church")

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine is a systematic doctrine class aimed at older teenagers, but adapted in Ireland for adults who want to learn all the doctrines of Christianity.

Lesson 24 is "The Church."

The main subjects covered in this Lesson are:

Part 1:The church as spiritual organism; the election and gathering of the church; the church militant, triumphant, visible, invisible, organism and institute.

Part 2: The attributes of the church: unity, holiness, catholicity, apostolicity.

Part 3: The power of the church; the keys of the kingdom; church government.

Part 4: Church government (continued): the offices in the church.

The LRF runs an adult reformed doctrine class in which we work through the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine catechism booklet published by the PRCA.

Below you will find the lesson outlines based on Lesson 24.

Each lesson outline comes as a handy PDF formatted to be printed as a single double-sided page with narrow margins. Download the attachments below.

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 24 (“The Church") (2)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 24 (“The Church") (1)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 24 (“The Church") (3)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 24 (“The Church") (4)

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 23 (“Sanctification")

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine is a systematic doctrine class aimed at older teenagers, but adapted in Ireland for adults who want to learn all the doctrines of Christianity.

Lesson 23 is "Sanctification."

The main subjects covered in this Lesson are:

Part 1: Sanctification as God's work of making elect, justified sinners holy; sanctification contrasted with justification; the effects of sanctification in the believer's life.

Part 2: Antinomianism refuted; perfectionism refuted; preservation or perseverance of the saints.

The LRF runs an adult reformed doctrine class in which we work through the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine catechism booklet published by the PRCA.

Below you will find the lesson outlines based on Lesson 23.

Each lesson outline comes as a handy PDF formatted to be printed as a single double-sided page with narrow margins. Download the attachments below.

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 23 (“Sanctification") (2)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 23 (“Sanctification") (1)

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 22 (“Justification")

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine is a systematic doctrine class aimed at older teenagers, but adapted in Ireland for adults who want to learn all the doctrines of Christianity.

Lesson 22 is "Justification."

The main subjects covered in this Lesson are:

Part 1: The nature of justification as a legal declaration of righteousness; the basis of justification.

Part 2: The imputation of Christ's righteousness; the instrument of faith; the place of works.

The LRF runs an adult reformed doctrine class in which we work through the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine catechism booklet published by the PRCA.

Below you will find the lesson outlines based on Lesson 22.

Each lesson outline comes as a handy PDF formatted to be printed as a single double-sided page with narrow margins. Download the attachments below.

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 22 (“Justification") (2)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 22 (“Justification") (1)

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 21 (“Saving Faith")

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine is a systematic doctrine class aimed at older teenagers, but adapted in Ireland for adults who want to learn all the doctrines of Christianity.

Lesson 21 is "Saving Faith."

The main subjects covered in this Lesson are:

Part 1: Faith as knowledge; faith as confidence; faith as assurance.

Part 2: The source of faith; the bond of faith. 

The LRF runs an adult reformed doctrine class in which we work through the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine catechism booklet published by the PRCA.

Below you will find the lesson outlines based on Lesson 21.

Each lesson outline comes as a handy PDF formatted to be printed as a single double-sided page with narrow margins. Download the attachments below.

Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 21 (“Saving Faith") (1)
Essentials of Reformed Doctrine: Lesson 21 (“Saving Faith") (2)